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4 February 2014

Earlsfield residents call for rethink of Atheldene Centre plans

I've written previously about plans to build a new primary school on the site of the Atheldene Centre. One group of residents is concerned about details of the proposals and are calling for anyone who shares their concerns to get in touch before the council's planning committee meets on 18 March.

Read their message below:

Local residents
are concerned about plans to site the main entrance to the new two form
entry Atheldene School in the middle of Farlton Road, which is a tiny
residential side street. The council’s own traffic assessment estimates
an additional 81 cars arriving every morning and afternoon at peak
times with vehicle drop-off points in Farlton Road - we consider this a
conservative estimate. We are not against the new school and welcome the
proposed regeneration of the area, but would like the main entrance to
the school to be situated on Garratt Lane. We are also dismayed at the
lack of consultation with residents and the architectural design of the
school is not in keeping with the surrounding area. The planning
application is up for discussion by Wandsworth’s planning committee on 18 March, so we don’t have much time to make our objections. If you’re a local resident and have any concerns, please let us know: farltonroad@gmail.com.